Edinburgh Stop the War is organising a protest from 1pm – 2.30pm on Saturday 24th December at the east end of Princes Street (Wellington Statue). Join us at a vigil to demand that Britain stops selling arms to Saudi Arabia. Millions in Yemen have lost their homes and are facing starvation. Continue reading Stand up for Yemen: Stop Arms Sales
Important conference on 3 December Continue reading SACC Islamophobia Conference
Following this important Medact report highlighting the high level of risk to the mental health and well being of young people joining the armed forces under 18 years of age there are now motions going forward at Westminster (Early Day Motion 694) and Holyrood (Motion S5M-02539). Contact your MSP and MP to ask them to support these motions. You can read the report here . Continue reading Medact report on the recruitment of young people to the armed forces
Saturday 12th November – anti-war day of action, stop bombing Syria, stop the spread of war. Join us at 1pm at the east end of Princes Street in Edinburgh – check out if there is a similar event in your area. [photo https://www.flickr.com/…/alisda…/22753854373/in/photostream/] Continue reading Anti-war day of action
US and Russia Hands off Syria – Edinburgh Stop the War Coalition event https://www.facebook.com/events/1670073029975771/ Tuesday 11 October 5.30 – 6.30pm Read the Stop the War Scotland statement at https://scotlandstopwar.org/2016/09/29/statement-on-syria Photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bombed_out_vehicles_Aleppo.jpg Continue reading Stop Bombing Aleppo
David Rovics gig on 12th October – part of the Edinburgh World Justice festival and supported by Edinburgh Stop the War Continue reading David Rovics in Edinburgh
The maimed bodies, millions of refugees and devastated cities of Syria and Yemen are an indictment of a system that puts the strategic interest of global and regional powers, and the profits of the arms industry before people’s needs. The war in Syria began with Assad’s brutal response to Syrian citizens protesting in the face of economic hardship. But the nature of Assad’s response, his … Continue reading Statement on Syria
Edinburgh Stop the War is contributing a meeting to the Edinburgh World Justice Festival on 17 October. See graphic for details and for events organised by Edinburgh CND and SWILPF. You can download the full EWJF programme here. Continue reading War and refugees
Saturday 6 August is the 71st anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. There are commemoration events around Scotland: Aberdeen Aug 6th, Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen at 2.00pm. Please bring flowers, candles or a musical instrument. Ayrshire Aug 6th, 10.30am – 11.30am in Bridgegate, Irvine Aug 6th, 12 noon – 1pm at the Cross, Kilmarnock Aug 7th, 1pm – 2pm at … Continue reading Remember Hiroshima
Stop the War Coalition is organising an international conference marking fifteen years of the “War on Terror” and the founding of the Stop the War Coalition. Sessions include: Chilcot and the next steps for the movement • Armed and dangerous: foreign policy after the US elections • The Middle East: endless war? • Will the new Cold War turn hot? • Killing by remote control: … Continue reading International Conference: 8th October
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